The Portland daily press., 1887-02-12
THE STATE.
ANDHoscoeGIN COUNTY.


Thursday was an unlucky day for Henry
s. Bryant of Leeds. About noon fire broke
out in his buildings and completely destroyed
them. 1t caught from defective chimney
In the back part of the house, which was used
for milk room. and when the fire was dis
covered one end of the house was ali ablaze.
Mr.. Bryant had gone to the city and the only
occupants were Mrs. Bryant and Mr.. BRYANT.
father and mother, aged about So years. The
fire had gained such Roadway that it was inn
possible to save much of anything. By extra
eXertlons he saved his stock and one wagon
and sleigh. They meet total loss iof cloth
ing, furniture, provision, farming tools and
hay; also two fat hogs which Mr.. B. was in
tending to butcher for market in lew DAYS
and three nice sheep. The loss is about $1,000
insured for $500.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
denies that the failure of the Dennison Pa
per Company was fastened by labor troubles
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A little girl, three years old daughter of
Amos Grindell of Chapman, was burned to
death last Monday. Supposed to be caused
by its clothes taking fire in the absence of its
mother.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says: '.Mr. A.
Hartman OF ProSpectFerry has in his stable
cow and horse which stand in adjoining stalls
with plank partition between them. There
is small hole through the partition and
Wednesday night the cow was tapping around
the hole and her tongue went through, and
the horse, grabbing it, bit il off, iniuring the
COW so that she had to be killed"
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. Blaine received party of members
OF the Legislature at his residence Thursday
evening and very enjoyable evening was
passed by the gentlemen participating
Rev. G; E, Owen, pastor of the Baptist
church OF Oakland, rendered his resignation
last Sunday, to take effect in three months.
II Is understood that he is to go to Milford.
n. ii. .HiSresignation was unexpected by
his parish.
Some cases Of Waterville interest will
come up for the trial at the March term of
the Supreme Court, among them Frazier Gil
mans appeal from the award by the county
commissioners of damages on his land, seized
for the NJ G. r. r. The sum awarded was
$4,000 and he claims to have been selling adj
Jacent land at $24 an acre. AS the railway
got $50 acres, this would make the land in
question worth $1,000.
An Augusta gentleman, one of the heavy
loosers by the failure Of the unfortunate Pa
ciffc Bank, paid the other day his last Install
ment Of seven thousand dollars, the whole
sum paid being twenty thousand dollars.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
At the session of the Probate Court for
somerset county Tuesday, Judge Boswell
granted an order approving of the settlement
between the heirs of Philander COburn and
the heirs of Abner Coburn. He also granted
an order allowing the minor children of
Helen 5. Coburn, Fannie and Grace, to sign
the contract. This is the last official act re-
CURED to c0nsummate the contract between
the two estates. BY the terms of the con
tract, a copy Of which is on file at the Pro
bate Court, the two heirs, Alonzo c. Marston
and Mrs. Alonzo Coburn, receive each the
sum of $17S,5O0.
YORK CoIrNTy
Carrie Burbank of Great Falls, while going |
TO work at Great Falls cotton mills, Oct. u, |
1884, fell over an unprotected embankment |
On the eompany's premises and was severely |
injured. She gave notice that she would |
sue for $4,000. By agreement the matter |
was left to three referees. They rendered a !
ierdict last Monday for the plaintiff for
3, $50.